The original notice of intention to circulate a recall petition, submitted to county election officials on Wednesday, stated that the proponents wanted to remove the sheriff from office.

The only problem: Rivero was officially elected as sheriff-coroner in November 2010.

To fix the error, a different notice of intent was filed with the Lake County Registrar of Voters' Office Monday morning.

The updated filing gives Rivero five more days to reply in writing to the recall effort. The sheriff's response, which must be submitted by April 1, would be included in the potential recall petition.

The new notice outlined identical grounds for recall as the original, with the proponents accusing Rivero of dishonesty, unethical behavior, violating public-disclosure laws, alienating other county agencies and failing to live up to campaign promises.

Though he has not filed a formal response, Rivero has disputed such allegations publicly, depicting himself as an anti-establishment figure aiming to fight political corruption in Lake County on behalf of the citizens.

The document filed Monday contained the same number of signatures as the original, but about a dozen of the names were different than those listed on the first notice of intent.

County election officials would need to approve any recall petition before it could be circulated. A successful petition would need 7,026 valid signatures.

Jeremy Walsh is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 37 or jwalsh@record-bee.com. Follow coverage on Twitter, @JeremyDWalsh or #Rivero.